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KOffice KWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA17145	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-10-11
Last Update:	2005-10-12
Popularity:	7,401 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	KOffice 1.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2005-2971

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in KOffice, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the KWord RTF importer. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted RTF file. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious RTF file is opened. The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.2.0 through 1.4.1. Solution: Apply patches. KOffice 1.4.1: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-koffice-1.4.1-rtfimport.diff 9f77b327119fd1db0752dab785e2a975 KOffice 1.3.5: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-koffice-1.3.5-rtfimport.diff 71a1baa8244dbcc1bfc2bd3c3e3dd40f KOffice 1.2.1: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-koffice-1.2.1-rtfimport.diff b36488a186aded0f5e812397af3c689a Provided and/or discovered by: Chris Evans. Changelog: 2005-10-12: Added link to original advisory. Original Advisory: KOffice: http://www.koffice.org/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt Chris Evans: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt

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